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Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
climbing hempvine
Symbol: MISC
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Mikania scandens (climbing hempvine) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
MISC Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
 

MIAN6

Mikania angulosa Raf.
 

MIBA5

Mikania batatifolia auct. non DC.
 

MISCP

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. var. pubescens (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
More Information
About climbing hempvine

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State Distributional Map for MISC
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Plant Distribution by State

Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

MISC

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Related Taxa:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 10 species in Mikania

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Classification:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Mikania Willd. – hempvine
                               Species Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. – climbing hempvine

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Indiana:
       climbing hempweed     Endangered
Maine:
       climbing hempweed     Possibly Extirpated
Michigan:
       mikania     Probably Extirpated
New Hampshire:
       climbing hempweed     Threatened

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Noxious Weed Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Hawaii:
        climbing hempweed     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
        climbing hempweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,OBL FACW+ FACW+ OBL NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO FACU*

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36043.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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